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Character Decomposition
守=宀+寸
Etymology
Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀
Meanings
to guard
to defend
to keep watch
to abide by the law
to observe (rules or ritual)
nearby
adjoining
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Words with 守 454 total
Idioms with 守 82 total
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐto stay up through the night (idiom)熬更守夜áo gēng shǒu yèconservative · to preserve the outmoded保残守缺bǎo cán shǒu quēto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quē